Discover what a severance package includes, why employers offer them, and how you can negotiate for better terms.

Getting laid off can be a traumatic experience, especially if it’s unexpected. With racing thoughts and an unpredictable future looming, you may find it difficult to process what’s happening.

Severance decisions sit at the intersection of legal risk, employee relations, and business judgment. For employers, the challenge is not simply deciding whether to offer severance, but determining ...

Those who voluntarily leave the company can demand money for it. How much? That is a matter of negotiation and a question of risk assessment.

Syracuse, N.Y. — Union workers in Syracuse who were fired from trading card giant TCGplayer have won better severance benefits. The union, Communications Workers of America Local 1123, said in a ...

The New York State Senate passed the “No Severance Ultimatums Act” (“the Act”), which, if enacted, “prevents employers from giving coercive ultimatums to employees or former employees relating to such ...